Non-communicable Diseases Control and Prevention in Zhejiang province, China

The lecture aims to introduce the prevalence of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Zhejiang Province in China, and also share experience of Control and Prevention of NCDs. The lecture is composed by five parts. Firstly, NCDs surveillance system in Zhejiang will be introduced, including its establishment history and system coverage. Then, epidemiological characteristics of major NCDs (such as diabetes, cancer, stroke, and acute coronary heart disease events) will be presented, as well as NCDs related behavioral risk factors and hospital-based injury surveillance. Next, current work of NCDs prevention and control in Zhejiang Province will be described, including work network, human resources, community management and pilot programs for NCDs. Fourthly, economic cost of diabetes will be illustrated. Finally, countermeasures for NCDs Prevention and Control will be discussed.

Min Yu is deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He was awarded as New-Century 151 Talents of Zhejiang Province, China. He is a committee member of Epidemiology Branch of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association. He is the leader of key discipline of Non-Communicable Diseases epidemiology (NCDs), and led the establishing of NCDs and behavioral risk factor surveillance system in Zhejiang province.  

Yu got Medical degree in Zhejiang University and Master degree of Public Health in Peking Medical University. Now his research focuses on epidemiology of NCDs, strategy for NCDs control and prevention, and disease burden.